VA- Flex Your Head
VA- Flex Your Head

VA- Flex Your Head

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Label: Dischord

Reissued 2010, Originally released 1982

"Flex Your Head was first released in January 1982 and was the first full-length album released by Dischord Records. The compilation features 32 songs by 11 DC area bands and went a long way towards 'putting DC on the map' as one of the era's great punk scenes. This album has remained in print, first on LP and later on CD, and has remained a perennial must-have for each new generation of kids looking to re-trace the roots and ethos of DIY punk. One of the unique features of the album over the years has been its revolving front cover image. The first pressing featured a generic stock cover with a classical music theme chosen from the pressing plant's catalog. Over the years there have been 4 different covers, the violin, the wheat field, the DC Flag and the blurry man. This new edition, which has been re-cut and includes a free MP3 download coupon, features the DC Flag stars and bars (on a red field), an image so associated with DC punk that many mistake it for a made-up symbol for straight edge. This cover image was also used (on a black field) for an edition of the album briefly pressed in conjunction with Alternative Tentacles in the '80s."

Track listing:

  1. Teen Idles– I Drink Milk
  2. Teen Idles– Commie Song
  3. Teen Idles– No Fun
  4. Untouchables– Rat Patrol
  5. Untouchables– Nic Fit
  6. Untouchables– I Hate You
  7. State Of Alert– I Hate The Kids
  8. State Of Alert– Disease
  9. State Of Alert– Stepping Stone Party
  10. Minor Threat– Stand Up
  11. Minor Threat– 12XU
  12. Government Issue– Hey Ronnie
  13. Government Issue– Lie, Cheat & Steal
  14. Youth Brigade– Moral Majority
  15. Youth Brigade– Waste Of Time
  16. Youth Brigade– Last Word
  17. Red C– Jimi 45
  18. Red C– Pressure's On
  19. Red C– Six O'Clock News
  20. Red C– Assassin
  21. Void– Dehumanized
  22. Void– Authority
  23. Void– My Rules
  24. Iron Cross– Wargames
  25. Iron Cross– New Breed
  26. Iron Cross– Live For Now
  27. Artificial Peace– Artificial Peace
  28. Artificial Peace– Outside Looking In
  29. Artificial Peace– Suburban Wasteland
  30. Deadline– Stolen Youth
  31. Deadline– Hear The Cry
  32. Deadline– Aftermath